Panic! looking for something lovely... 4 hour train ride today

ive downloaded a pile of samples and im panicking that i cant find something to hold my interest thats worthwhile enough for a long train ride..the last books ive loved were The history of the Rain, all the light we cannot see, the ocean at the end of the lane.. maybe the night circus or miniaturist come in to the same category, whereas my recent bout of the bees/imaginary friend/pilgrim etc just not quite beautiful enough to lose myself in, dont want to miss this opportunity to devour something lovely if anyone has something up their sleeve to hit the spot??

Yes Chippy that would be perfect but I've read it, on a long haul tour of Singapore and Oz, traveling is such a great opportunity to read something chunky I don't want to waste it! The nightingale? Not sure i fancy war right now.

Perfect duchess thank you!! A bottle of wine and few miles under my belt and this is perfect. I'm big on botany, one of my all time favourites is eucalyptus by Murray bail. I suspect the botany won't last for ever but it's right up my street thank you. Happy train ride.

Loved signature of all things , not sure about sea of poppies having read the sample. Anyone else got a cracker that's written beautifully? Amazon told me to read a bit of chic lit called November 9 and now I really need something better!

I've recently finished Out of the Darkness by Katy Hogan -- it's easy to read, so perfect for a long journey, but is definitely thought-provoking. In a nutshell, it's about friendship, fate, love, grief and the idea that maybe there's more to life than meets the eye. But make sure you have a hanky, as I cried buckets (in a good way!) x

I came here to recommend The Night Circus but Kanyesvest has beaten me to it. Not my kind of thing at all, usually, but I was absolutely entranced and read it like a child with a big smile on my face. What an imagination that author has ...

reviving this thread with a few long weekends planned and need a book! loved conjurers bird, and nightcircus, but read out of the darkness in an afternoon and wish i hadnt. 100 years of solitude you really have to commit to and 25% im not sure its for me, so for a bit of down to earth i picked up Blackmoor by Edward Hogan. beautifully written prose set around coal mines and strikes, just lovely. and will make all the crazy mums feel quite sane!